Even after women have separated from an abusive partner, the violence still costs Canadians an estimated $6.9 billion a year, according to research at the University of British Columbia. Led by UBC Nursing Prof. Colleen Varcoe, the study - published in a recent issue of Canadian Public Policy - is the first in Canada to comprehensively identify the spectrum of economic costs for services used by women who leave a violent partner. Overall, the annual bill for violence rings in at a total of $13,162 per woman across health and non-health sectors, and within public and private domains...
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